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salary during the last few weeks of our stay in Frisco, in lending these men money treating them like brothers & endeavoring to create a clannish feeling among them that would carry them through difficulty and danger which they will meet. Most of this, he will never recover, but it was well spent. Part of the outfit which he required was obtained and part not, much was relied on goods sent from New York, in the two vessels dispatched last winter. Part was to be got in Victoria, Part was laughed at and utterly denied through gross ignorance in high quarters. We left on the Bark Golden Gate, July 12, 1865. It was arranged that I should be K's assistant in the sci. work and should fill some office on the vessel, not being attached to any special party. The steamer Geo. S. Wright was to tow us, but it was soon found she wasn't equal to it, and July 14th we anchored in Drakes Bay & had a consultation. It was arranged that the str. with Col. Bulkley, and Kennicott should proceed [[strikethrough]]on board[[/strikethrough]], to Victoria direct, and Wm B. Hyde by courtesy "Col" he having a californian political staff lieutenant colonelcy, should take charge of the land forces of the W. U. J. Co on board the barque; and that Ks party should remain on board of her and all hands make sail for Sitka direct